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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fiscal”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “fiscal”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Fiscalità ITA Light shows at wp.org #4 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.4★ from 149 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Nota Fiscal Eletrônica Webmania 300+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #1 2 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Correios Automático – Rastreio, Frete, Etiqueta, Declaração e Devolução 4K+ · 5.0★ (90) wp.org #8 ↓3 4 too low 5 Payment Gateway for LiqPay for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.3★ (13) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 POP – e-invoicing for WooCommerce: SdI, PEPPOL, KSeF (ex-WooPop) 80+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 Primer MyData for Woocommerce 100+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #5 ↑2 2 too high 8 ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (149) wp.org #21 ↓1 13 too low 9 ilGhera Danea Exporter for WooCommerce 80+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 ilGhera Danea Importer for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too low 11 Fiscalità ITA Light 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 EAS EU compliance 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 CIELO API PIX, credit card, debit payment for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 KosTeams Payments for Yandex Pay and Yandex Split for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 BulCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Fiscomm PURS E-Fiscalisation 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 FreeInvoice API 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 SanBar EXPress Fiscal Check-BR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 EnvíaYa: Ship with all carriers (Rating, Booking and Tracking) 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 PlanetStudio Payment Gateway 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 NFE.io Nota Fiscal for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Codersly ERP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 BoardScribe – Accessible Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Tochka Bank: Internet-acquiring 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.